Tomb of Xue Daoshi

Tomb of Xue Daoshi

The Tomb of Xue Daoshi is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Shanxi Province.

Tomb of Xue Daoshi

Tomb of Xue Daoshi (Fourth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Tang Dynasty

Location: Northeast of Yicun Village, Beixin Township, Linyi County

This is the burial site of Xue Daoshi, who served as the Minister of Rites in the Sui Dynasty, along with his family. Xue Daoshi passed away in the early Tang Dynasty and was buried here. The site currently preserves a tomb stele from the 17th year of Emperor Xuanzong’s reign in the Tang Dynasty (729 AD), as well as one pair each of stone figures, stone sheep, and stone lions. The stele stands a total height of 3.4 meters and is 1.13 meters wide. The stele’s top section is 1.03 meters high, with the central inscription in seal script reading “Stele of Xue Gong, Late Sui Dynasty Minister of Rites from Linfen, of the Great Tang.” The site also preserves a stele for Xue Baoji, Xue Daoshi’s grandson, most of which is buried underground. The top of this stele bears the seal script inscription “Stele of Lord Xue of Yangzhou Prefecture, of the Great Tang.”

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Heritage Protected Sites in Shanxi Province